Since leaving office, Trump has charged the Secret Service more than $40,000 to use space at Mar-a-L

[oldsoftie]

Source: The Telegraph

Former president Donald Trump charged the Secret Service more than $40,000 this spring for rooms that Trump's own protective detail used while guarding him at his Mar-a-Lago Club, according to federal spending records.

The records show that Trump's club charged the Secret Service $396.15 every night starting Jan. 20, the day he left the White House and moved full time into his Palm Beach, Fla., club.

Those charges, ultimately paid by taxpayers, continued until at least April 30, the spending records show, for a total of $40,011.15. The charges were for a single room used as a workspace by Secret Service agents, according to one person familiar with the payments.

Read more: https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Since-leaving-office-Trump-has-charged-the-16193254.php

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Grifter gonna grift!

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. They should just pay it. He never pays his bills so why

should they?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. It will get worse.

Nixon used "necessary for protection of the former president" to justify having major improvements to his property -- and that of a neighbor. There was even a new helipad included. All T***** has to do is find out what Tricky Dick got away with and he'll do the same thing on steroids. This $40,000 is just testing the waters. His demands will increase exponentially over the year.

[LittleGirl]

3. I thought he was rich? He doesn't comp his security detail? Crook ,nt

[SunSeeker]

4. What about the $140k we spent since January still guarding Trump's adult children?

Trump ordered extended Secret Service protection for all his adult children right before he left office.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/08/trump-secret-service-detail-children-post-white-house

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. In the grand scheme of Trump's corruption, $40K seems like a small take.

C'mon Donnie, you can do better than that.

Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice (Hand it over!)
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks I knows
How it all increases, all them bits and pieces
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Shouldn't pay a damn dime for a billionaire's security (or for his kids either). Ripped off the tax

payers enough.

[monkeyman1]

7. people knew he was a crook when they elected his lard ass ! no pitty !!